Organizational Communication and Information Systems (OCIS) Program Chair: Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, University of Illinois at Chicago, mbwm.ocis.aom@gmail.com 2015 OCIS Division Scholarly Program: Call for Submissions Specific Domain: OCIS focuses on the study of behavioral, economic, and social aspects of communication and information systems within and among organizations or institutions. Major topics include: interpersonal communication; verbal, nonverbal, and electronic communication; vertical, horizontal and diagonal communication; inter-group and intra-group communication; communication networks; applications of information technology in business and society; organizational adoption of communication and information technology; communication and information strategy and policy; communication and organizational culture; communication and information research methodology; managing information technology services; virtual teams, virtual work, and virtual organizations; the management of information systems professionals; e-communications; information systems development; managing IT-related organizational change; e-business, e-commerce, and e-markets; electronic value systems, value chains, and value webs; privacy and ethics; knowledge work, knowledge workers, and knowledge networks; IT infrastructure; governance of IT services; and organizational networks. Special Instructions: OCIS invites the submission of innovative empirical or conceptual papers and symposia on all themes of interest to the Academy that touch on organizational communications and/or information systems. Topics that are specifically oriented to the 2015 all-Academy theme of “Open Governance” are especially encouraged. This year’s theme encourages reflection on opportunities for communication and information technology to improve the effectiveness and creativity of organizations. In particular, it calls for examination of systems and decision-making in light of big data, crowdsourcing, and other emerging digital technologies, as well as new approaches to collaboration, partnership, and value creation within and among organizations. OCIS invites management, communication, and information systems scholars to reflect on how we can enhance the value of our research, teaching, and service, and inspire and enable a better world. Division Awards: Division awards will be presented for best program paper, best interactive paper, best student paper and best reviewer. The Gerardine DeSanctis Dissertation Award will be presented again at the 2015 meeting. The award, inaugurated by the OCIS division at the 2007 Annual Meeting, is open to solo-authored papers based on a dissertation completed within the past three years (see the OCIS Division website at http://ocis.aomonline.org for more details). The winner of the DeSanctis Award will be automatically nominated for the Academy-wide William H. Newman Award. The OCIS Division will also nominate one paper for the Academy-wide Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award (see the Orientation and Awards section in the submission guidelines for more details). In addition to these program-related awards, an award will be given for the best paper published by an OCIS member during 2014. Finally, the division may award one or more Lifetime Service awards. -- Mary Beth Watson-Manheim Professor of Information Systems Director of Graduate Studies - MIS PhD Program Department of Information & Decision Sciences Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago